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Photo by: Jeff Spaur
No. 18 Iowa State Blanks Houston on the Road, 20-0
09.28.2024 | Football
HOUSTON (AP) - Rocco Becht threw for 153 yards and a touchdown, Abu Sama III ran for 101 yards and a touchdown and No. 18 Iowa State beat Houston 20-0 on Saturday night. It marked ISU's first conference road shutout since 1971 (vs. Kansas State).
Iowa State (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2000, with coach Matt Campbell becoming the school victory leader with 57. Houston (1-4, 0-2) fell to 1-4 for the first time since 2004.
Becht threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Higgins with two minutes left in the third, and Sama ran 77 yards for a score to put it away with 5:39Â left in the fourth.
Becht completed 17 of 28 passes, Higgins had eight catches for 79 yards, Jaylon Jackson ran for 96 yards and Kyle Konrardy made field goals of 23 and 34 yards.
Iowa State last had a shutout Nov. 21, 2020, when it beat Kansas State 45-0. It was the Cyclones'Â first road conference shutout since a 24-0 victory at Kansas State on Oct. 16, 1971.
Donovan Smith was 8 of 12 for 71 yards and an interception for Houston, and Stacy Sneed rushed for 79 yards. The Cougars - coming off a 34-0 loss last week at Cincinnati - were shut out in consecutive games for the first time since Sept. 17-24, 1994, when they fell 16-0 at home to Missouri and 52-0 at Ohio State.
THE TAKEAWAY
Iowa State: The defense continued to be tough to score on. Iowa State entered ranked ninth nationally allowing 9.7 points per game.
Houston: The defense continued to perform well, but Houston's offense has struggled this season. Houston was 1 of 10 on third downs and committed seven penalties for 77 yards.
UP NEXT
No. 18 Iowa State hosts Baylor on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. on FOX. Tickets are still available, here.
The AP contributed to this story.
Team Stats
ISU
HOU
Total Yards
393
241
Pass Yards
153
72
Rushing Yards
240
169
Penalty Yards
20
77
1st Downs
19
11
3rd Downs
9
1
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
34:55
25:05
1st Quarter
ISU 3, HOU 0
ISU - Konrardy,Kyle 23 yd field goal 11 plays, 65 yards, TOP 05:25
3rd Quarter
ISU 10, HOU 0
ISU - Higgins,Jayden 12 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Konrardy,Kyle kick) 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:31
4th Quarter
ISU 13, HOU 0
ISU - Konrardy,Kyle 34 yd field goal 7 plays, 31 yards, TOP 04:01
ISU 20, HOU 0
ISU - Sama,Abu 77 yd run (Konrardy,Kyle kick), 2 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:59
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
17
TD
1
YDS
153
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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